WESTMINCOM receives Sultan De Rossi's 5 donated ambulances

Commander of Western Mindanao Command, Lt. Gen. Eugenio Cedo, formally received five (5) ambulances with a simple turn – over ceremony in front of the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) headquarters on Wednesday morning, October 25, 2006.

The five (5) ambulances were donated by the Promotion of Peace and Prosperity (3P) Foundation of the United States, a non – government organization, thru the effort of chairman and co – founder, Sultan Andy De Rossi. It was also part of the Project Handclasp of the US Navy; a partnership program convened by US military forces, government and private organizations.

De Rossi, together with the Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF – P) personnel headed by Maj. Redfield, formally turned – over the donated ambulances to Cedo.

The second – hand ambulances came all the way from Massachusetts to Manila then later ferried to Zamboanga City on board the USS Harpers Ferry.

Cedo expressed thankfulness and acknowledged De Rossi’s benevolence in his brief speech during the ceremony saying that the donation of the ambulances “is a manifestation of brotherly love” among people of the south.

The ambulances were conferred to government sectors in Southern Mindanao namely Zamboanga City Fire Station, Jolo Red Cross, Jolo Rescue Network, Camp Asturias Hospital and a clinic in Tawi – Tawi.

In an interview, De Rossi said that the ambulances were donated “for the benefit and good of the people in the south, especially the indigents.”

Asked why they chose Mindanao, De Rossi simply replied, “People from United States love Mindanao.”

Accordingly, the ambulances will soon be transported to the location of the respective recipient sectors. (PRESS RELEASE)